After our stay in Harpers Ferry we made our way south on I-81 to Chantilly Farm Campground, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains just outside of the town of Floyd, VA. It is a beautiful setting of rolling hills and views of the mountains just starting to show signs of fall colors. The office that you need to check in with is located at the top of a relatively steep hill on a gravel road. When we arrived, they were backed up a bit checking people in so we decided to stop at the bottom of the hill and wait our turn as opposed to stopping halfway up. After we checked in, we were guided to our site that required a few attempts to back into properly. Once in, however, we were perfectly situated on our site.
When we finished setting up, we strolled around the campground that contains full hookup sites like ours and other sites that only have water and electric spread around the property. Some of these looked like they might be interesting to stay in for their unique views. The featured picture for this post was taken at the top of the hill looking back down on the campground. our RV is the middle of three just above the big white motorhome middle left of the picture.
It rained overnight but had stopped by morning. It was cloudy and mid-50’s so we decided to go running around the campground. We did 2 figure 8 loops around the hilly terrain for a total of about 1.8 miles. This was quite challenging considering all our running this summer has been along the flat Erie Canal near Red Rock Ponds. Apparently, this strenuous workout wasn’t enough, so we drove an hour to the trail head for McAfee Knob to repeat the hike we had taken a couple years ago. The parking lot was packed with cars as many others had decided to hike this popular trail. By that time, there was more sun than clouds and the air temperature felt warmer than it really was. As expected, the knob itself was crowded with other hikers, all wanting a picture of themselves looking down on the valley below.
After all that exercise, we treated ourselves to beer flights at Parkway Brewery, a local brewery that we had literally stumbled across the last time we were in the area. We chose many of the same brews in our flights, so it was not too difficult to pick the one we wanted to bring back in our new growler (Thanks to our former Kodak Alaris coworkers!). Of course, the Barrel Aged Cold Feet, a brown ale, was too expensive and had a 10% ABV, so instead, we went with the more affordable but very tasty Raven’s Roost Baltic Porter.
We spent Sunday morning looking at potential places to stop after our stay in Damascus, which is where we will be going on Tuesday to spend a week. In the afternoon we watched the beginning of the Patriots game, got discouraged and decided to go take a walking tour of the town of Floyd. We did keep track of the game while we wandered about and were glad to see they won.
We heard about the Orionids Meteor Shower and decided we would set an alarm for 3:45 AM Monday morning to check it out. We bundled up in preparation for the sub-freezing temperatures and sat outside our RV for an hour to see two measly shooting stars. We hope the Leonids shower in November will be much better. After warming up a bit we headed out to Mabry Mill, a short 20 mile drive down the Blue Ridge Parkway for some breakfast and picture taking. We then returned to the campground for an afternoon of relaxation and to begin preparing for our next moving day.
That looks like a decent campground. I’m adding it to my list of potentials.
“We spent Sunday morning looking at potential places to stop after our stay in Damascus…” I totally get that.
Keep having fun!
I’m glad you did the beer tasting *after* the rock/cliff sitting. Such pictures frighten me.
Good call on waiting at the bottom of the hill instead of mid-hill for your turn at the check-in counter! Between all of the jogging, hiking, biking, and walking tours I dare say you are both probably a little lighter than when you left! Loved the photos – all beautiful.